Institute for Canadian Citizenship / Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne (ICC)

😀👏🎉 Here’s something to smile about: this week, our Canoo app surpassed 1,000,000 downloads. This year alone, we delivered 450,000 transformative integration experiences for newcomers to Canada — FOR FREE. It’s essential to recognize our partners who donate these experiences as their contribution to welcoming, integrating, and retaining talented newcomers in Canada. Best of all, Canoo works. We are now the biggest and (to my knowledge) most effective retention and integration program for immigrants to Canada. The scale and depth of the impact blow my mind. I am every day grateful to and inspired by this our whole ICC team, but owe special thanks to Gaurav Vaz, Arash Safavi, Jenna Brownlow, Tarun Tripathi, Roberto Esteban Alvarez, Mona E. Afrouz, Kathryn Hawco, Jasmine Garland, Emel M.J., Ayesha Mohammedy, Jayani Srigouranga, Tejas Bhatt, Heather Barnabe, Nabil Fairbairn and Chloe Bray. Canoo is a charitable project. If you like what we do, perhaps consider a donation before 2024 is out? Any amount helps. https://lnkd.in/g8BWBYNJ Thank you! Here’s to the next million!

Les immigrants quittent le Canada à une allure record, en particulier les immigrants hautement qualifiés dont le Canada a un besoin urgent.Lisez la nouvelle étude de l'Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne/Conference Board of Canada : « Des occasions manquées : étude de la migration transitoire des immigrants canadiens » pour en savoir plus. https://lnkd.in/gFiKgsUj The Conference Board of Canada

Immigrants are leaving Canada in record numbers, particularly the high-skilled immigrants Canada urgently needs. Read the Institute for Canadian Citizenship/The Conference Board of Canada new study: “The Leaky Bucket 2024: A closer look at immigrant onward migration in Canada” to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gyf48AZE

Leaving Canada: A tale of (more than) two cities. The latest findings from Ipsos and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship / Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne (ICC)’s Newcomer Perspective research show departure rates vary considerably by city across the country. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g9_B3XgC #CanadianImmigration #cdnpoli Sanyam Sethi John Mohler

Why are newcomers leaving Canada? New data from the Newcomer Perspective study from Ipsos and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship / Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne (ICC) shows economic concerns top the list. Learn more: https://ow.ly/2FJi50TWjem #CanadianImmigration #cdnpoli Sanyam Sethi John Mohler

There's been lots of commentary recently about how Canadians feel about immigration. There hasn't been much data about how #immigrants feel about 🇨🇦 Canada. Until today. This op-ed, co-authored by the unstoppable Sanyam Sethi of Ipsos in Canada, relays new data from a MASSIVE survey of over 15,000 verified adult immigrants, capturing their experiences and perspectives on Canada. TLDR; immigrants remain incredibly resilient and optimistic despite many challenges. But economic immigrants are showing growing dissatisfaction and are most likely to leave. The main reason? Housing, of course. So instead of asking whether there are too many immigrants for the housing we have, perhaps we should be asking whether there are enough houses for the immigrants we need... https://lnkd.in/g3tgMcBZ

New findings from The Newcomer Perspective, our collaborative study with Ipsos in Canada, reveal that immigrants with the highest potential to drive Canada’s economy are also at the highest risk of leaving within the next two years. Read our joint media release here: https://lnkd.in/gkXZyS6i As Canada focuses on how many immigrants it will admit to the country, understanding their journey is more important than ever. 🌍🇨🇦

De nouvelles découvertes provenant de La Perspective des Nouveaux Arrivants, notre étude collaborative avec Ipsos, révèlent que les immigrants ayant le plus fort potentiel pour dynamiser l'économie du Canada sont également à plus grand risque de quitter le pays dans les deux prochaines années. Lisez notre communiqué de presse conjoint ici : https://lnkd.in/gPJeqWiX   Alors que le Canada se concentre sur le nombre d'immigrants à admettre, comprendre leur parcours est plus important que jamais. 🌍🇨🇦 Ipsos in Canada

Yesterday, our CEO, Daniel Bernhard, spoke with andrew bell of BNN Bloomberg about the economic impact of decreasing immigration levels.   "Canada needs to shift its mindset and recognize that this isn’t just about how many people around the world want to come here or how many we can accept. This is really about Canada needing this talent to move us forward," said Bernhard. Watch the full interview here:

"Reducing immigration levels will create more problems than it solves," said Daniel Bernhard, CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship / Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne (ICC). A decrease of 105,000 permanent residents represents less than 0.25% of the population. This will not cool the housing market but will result in fewer workers to build housing, staff daycares, and reduce healthcare wait times. The real issue is not having enough capacity in our housing and healthcare systems to meet the needs of both newcomers and Canadians. We must grow our way to success, not slow down. Immigration is essential to Canada's prosperity. While restoring public confidence in the system is important, we cannot let this reduction send the message that less growth will solve our challenges. Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/gQw6DFJK #CdnImm #ImmigrationMatters